MLC 2023 - Washington Freedom vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Dream11 Eliminator Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Washington Freedom vs MI New York, Eliminator- Major League Cricket | |
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Date | July 28, 2023 |
Time | 2:00 AM IST, 8:30 PM GMT, 3:30 PM Local Time |
Venue | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Washington Freedom played five matches in the league stage and won three. However, they had an inferior run rate to Texas Super Kings and thus ended the league stage at the third position.
MI New York, on the other hand, barely managed to reach the playoff. They needed a win in their final game against Seattle Orcas but ended up losing the game. However, they had a slightly better run rate than San Francisco Unicorns and thud qualified for the playoffs.
The pitch will be a good one to bat. The new ball will allow some swing and spinners will come into play in the middle stage. However, batters should be able to score runs easily if they get in.
Rain is not a threat so play will go on without any interruption. The temperature will range between 28 and 38 degrees.
Matthew Short, Andries Gous (wk), Mukhtar Ahmed, Glenn Phillips, Moises Henriques (c), Obus Pienaar, Akeal Hosein, Marco Jansen, Dane Piedt, Anrich Nortje, Saurabh Netravalkar
Shayan Jahangir, Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Tim David, Kieron Pollard (c), Hammad Azam, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige
We are not expecting both teams to make any changes to the playing 11 given that it is a must-win game for both teams.
The teams met once in the in the league stage and MINY won the game by 8 wickets.
Matches Played | WAF | MINY | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Nicholas Pooran (C) |
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Batters | Matthew Short, Glenn Phillips, Tim David |
All-rounders | Moises Henriques, Rashid Khan (VC), Akeal Hossain, David Weise |
Bowlers | Trent Boult, Marco Jansen, Saurabh Netravalkar |
Matthew Short will be a key batter for the team. As an opener, he will have the task of getting the team off to a great start. The batter has been inconsistent but has played a couple of decent knocks.
Glenn Phillips is also a good player to back. Phillips does not have big numbers to show in the tournament so far but he played a 47-run knock in the last game and that should give him enough confidence to come good in the must-win game.
Marco Jansen has just taken six wickets in five matches for the team but given the quality he has and the impact he can have on a game owing to his all-round skills, he will be a key player in the crucial game.
Nicholas Pooran has been in great form in the tournament, scoring 227 runs in five games. In the last game against Seattle Orcas, he scored 68 runs and helped the team reach a respectable total.
Rashid Khan has not been able to make an impact that was expected of him but he is a class player and will be key in the must-win game for the MI New York.
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